New Holland Self Propelled baler

jdfamily · Mar 10, 2018

I have always heard of these and wanted one, and now saw one for sale a few miles away.
It is a new holland self propelled baler, has a ford engine, which runs well. Baler is in decent shape,
everything runs and works, tires fair. Are these worth collecting and restoring? Just a unique
piece of farm history. Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks.

Mark-Ia · Mar 10, 2018

Very collectable. They were only made for less than a year. There was just a story in Farm collector or Antique Power magazine.

SVcummins · Mar 10, 2018

Is it the one without the cab or a newer one with a cab

SVcummins · Mar 10, 2018

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NHbalerman · Mar 10, 2018

Yeah you need to buy it you will love baling with it, I have a couple of them,hope it is the one in the picture that one looks good and it has the air conditioner instead of the swamp cooler

Philip d · Mar 10, 2018

Interesting for sure! Vermeer just released a self propelled round baler

Oliver 500 Wa · Mar 11, 2018

Back in the 70s to mid 80s,I worked at a machine shop that made parts for Freeman balers. Their plant was just a couple blocks away so I got to see lots about them. They made a self-propelled baler back then. Kind of looked like a baler with a tractor grafted to it or maybe a tractor with a baler grafted to it. Anyway, I suppose a self-propelled baler was a pretty high end piece of equipment back then.

Brendon-KS · Mar 11, 2018

Based on the chart in Norm Swinford's New Holland history book the first of the Ford engine models was the 1282 starting in 1966. (Earlier models used Wisconsin engines.) Later Ford-powered SP's were the 1283 from 1973 and the 1425 from 1978. The last SP the chart includes is the 1981 model 1426 with a Perkins engine.

showcrop · Mar 11, 2018

That is right up there in desirability among tractor and farm equipment collectors. There were IIRC three pretty nice ones at Rough and Tumble in Kinzers PA three years ago.

rrlund · Mar 11, 2018

I know where there's a restored one here in Michigan. It's been driven over the Mackinac Bridge. He did a fantastic job on that one.

jm. · Mar 11, 2018

That is strange since a poster above says they were made for 1966 to 1981 seems that is not a short time. May be something folks want to collect but not unusual to run across one ever now and then.

Leroy · Mar 11, 2018

Never seen a Ford powered unit and did not know they made any that late. Only ever saw the one with twin Wisconsin engines. And those are very scarce. Have no idea where the newer ones could have been sold but not around here

Wheat47 · Mar 11, 2018

I picked up a older New Holland self propelled baler last fall from craigslist.
I went to look at it and as I was crawling around/over/under it, the guy said the price
wasn't cast in stone. I said the price is no problem, getting it home is the issue.
I got it for $1000. Around here, you can't find a small square baler that isn't junk/parts for less than $2500-$4000. Finally got it home, took it to my "big" seven acre hayfield, made 200 bales and
only missed two, and one was when the knot between balls went thru the knotter.
Somewhere down the line, they replaced the engine with an A/C motor off like a A/C model B
or so. However they did a very good job. Replaced belt shields and all.
I believe it is a Model 1212 baler. Sometime, I'd like to find the age of it. When I figure out how I'll post a pic or two of it.
Jon

tim s · Mar 11, 2018

Here is a pic of one that is west of me.

tim s · Mar 11, 2018

Here is a pic of the Ferguson one that was at Rantual last summer.

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jdfamily · Mar 11, 2018

Thanks for all the information and pictures, think I will pick this one up, maybe bale with it a little. Then a couple of us might try and restore it if we can find a couple parts, mostly on the back where the bales come out, this one they reworked a little to make the bales go side ways for a bale wagon. Those parts should not be too difficult to find. My challenge is that from what I hear they are almost 20 feet long and eight feet wide, I do not have a trailer that will handle that. It is only 140 miles from here so not too bad. Thanks again for the information really appreciate it.

jdfamily · Mar 11, 2018

The one I am looking at does not have a cab, so will be dusty if using it, would like to find a cab, but that might be a real challenge

jdfamily · Mar 11, 2018

Thanks, does that book on New Holland have any specifications on the self propelled balers? Want to know weight and measurements to figure out how I can haul that thing, my trailer I think is too small. What was the name of that book, and where could I find one?

jdfamily · Mar 11, 2018

Good to know, this one runs and looks like everything works, will have to wait until summer to test it out. This model had the twine box on the front left side of the baler, it has a ford engine, it looks rough right out of the field, so will need some TLC, but I think it would be a fun project.

curtkeiser · Mar 11, 2018

(quoted from post at 16:46:11 03/10/18) I have always heard of these and wanted one, and now saw one for sale a few miles away.
It is a new holland self propelled baler, has a ford engine, which runs well. Baler is in decent shape,
everything runs and works, tires fair. Are these worth collecting and restoring? Just a unique
piece of farm history. Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks.

It looks like several companies made self propelled balers.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sel...Xk5IMKHTy3CKYQ7AkIbQ&biw=1366&bih=637

Leroy · Mar 12, 2018

That Ferguson baler belongs to a personal friend of mine. He has slightly modified it to make it easier to haul as without that modifying it was to wide to put on a trailer. He also has one of the New Holland ones but it as of last fall was not restored. Was at that time having trouble with keeping engine running. Don't know if I will see him at meeting tomorrow evening.

NHbalerman · Mar 13, 2018

Now if you decide not to buy it let me know I can haul it,I need another one

jdfamily · Mar 13, 2018

Where are you located? Might work out a deal. It is almost 20 feet long and about 8 feet wide.
Let me know your interest send an email and I can send some pictures.

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